WUMB-FM
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| City of license | Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Boston |
| Branding | WUMB Radio |
| Slogan | Where Musical Roots Are Still Growing |
| Frequency |
91.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Repeaters | (see table below) |
| First air date | September 19, 1982[1] |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| ERP | 660 watts |
| HAAT | 63 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 66578 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°15′27.00″N 71°1′44.00″W / 42.2575°N 71.02889°W |
| Callsign meaning | University of Massachusetts Boston |
| Affiliations | NPR American Public Media |
| Owner | University of Massachusetts Boston (University of Massachusetts) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wumb.org |
WUMB-FM (91.9 FM) in Boston, Massachusetts is the radio station of University of Massachusetts Boston. It broadcasts a folk and acoustic mix weekdays and on weekends the station concentrates on traditional folk, Celtic, blues, afropop and world music.[2] [3] The station has received many awards for its folk music programming.[4]
WUMB can be heard throughout Massachusetts on repeater signals owned and operated by the University of Massachusetts throughout the state of Massachusetts. WUMB-FM can also be heard on the Internet and through the iTunes radio tuner service.
WUMB-FM is noncommercial and operates as a United States-style public radio station, and also carries some NPR programming.
Since 1997 WUMB has sponsored a live folk festival held at the University of Massachusetts, Boston called the Boston Folk Festival. In 2010 it was named the WUMB Music Fest.[5]
[edit] Repeater stations
In addition to the main station, WUMB is relayed by six repeaters to widen its broadcast area.
| Station | Frequency | City | First air date | Power | ERP | HAAT | Class | Facility ID | Coordinates | Call Sign Meaning | Former Call Signs |
| WFPB1 | 1170 kHz | Orleans | April 10, 1970[1] | 1,000 watts (daytime only) |
D | 8591 | 41°46′48.0″N 70°0′36.0″W / 41.78°N 70.01°W | derived from WFPB-FM (see below) | WVLC (1970–1980) WKZE (1980–1983) WVLC (1983–1985) WKPE (1985–1998) |
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| WBPR | 91.9 MHz | Worcester | 1994[1] | 370 watts | 213 m (699 ft) | A | 69163 | 42°18′11″N 71°53′52″W / 42.30306°N 71.89778°W | Boston Public Radio | ||
| WFPB-FM | 91.9 MHz | Falmouth | 1995 | 300 watts horizontal 6,000 watts vertical |
76.1 m (250 ft) | A | 69057 | 41°36′50″N 70°35′56″W / 41.61389°N 70.59889°W | Falmouth Public Broadcasting | ||
| WNEF | 91.7 MHz | Newburyport | January 13, 2002[6] | 1 watt horizontal 1,000 watts horizontal |
100 m (328 ft) | A | 93889 | 42°51′56″N 70°56′17″W / 42.86556°N 70.93806°W | We're New England's Folk[6] | ||
| WUMG2 | 91.7 MHz | Stow | August 10, 2010 | 500 watts | 23.5 m (77 ft) | A | 122279 | 42°25′17″N 71°27′10″W / 42.42139°N 71.45278°W | disambiguation of WUMB | ||
| WUMT | 91.7 MHz | Marshfield | November 2011 | 1,100 watts | 25 m (82 ft) | A | 122278 | 42°4′38″N 70°42′21″W / 42.07722°N 70.70583°W | disambiguation of WUMB |
Notes:
- 1. WFPB operated as a commercial station from 1970 until its donation to UMass Boston by GramCam Communications in 1998.[7]
- 2. WUMG shares time with high school radio station WAVM in Maynard.
In addition to its primary repeaters, since 2007 WPNI (1430 AM) in Amherst has temporarily repeated WUMB by arrangement with WFCR while Pamal Broadcasting has sought a buyer for the station.[8] WHRB (95.3 FM) in Cambridge[9] and WLYN (1360 AM) in Lynn[10] have also offered temporary WUMB simulcasts in the past during transitions to either new studios or new ownership.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c (PDF) Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999. 1999. pp. D-208–14. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1999/D-Radio-AL-NE-BC-YB-1999..pdf. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ WUMB website history and overview page
- ^ WUMB website program description page
- ^ Contact Us
- ^ WUMB Music Fest
- ^ a b Fybush, Scott (January 7, 2002). "Is WKNJ Gone For Good?". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-020107.html. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 25, 1998). "WNFT, WNTN Sold". North East RadioWatch. http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-980925.html. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "WUMB’s folk programs to be broadcast on WPNI". In the Loop (University of Massachusetts Amherst). April 5, 2007. http://www.umass.edu/loop/talkingpoints/articles/50197.php. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Fybush, Scott D (August 17, 1994). "New England Radio Watcher: Etc.". rec.radio.broadcasting (Google Groups). http://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.broadcasting/msg/d7af56ac7ffe65b5?hl=en. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (October 8, 2002). "North East RadioWatch". http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-021008.html. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUMB
- Radio-Locator information on WUMB
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WUMB
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WFPB
- Radio-Locator Information on WFPB
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WFPB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBPR
- Radio-Locator information on WBPR
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WBPR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WFPB
- Radio-Locator information on WFPB
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WFPB
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WNEF
- Radio-Locator information on WNEF
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WNEF
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUMG
- Radio-Locator information on WUMG
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WUMG
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUMT
- Radio-Locator information on WUMT
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WUMT
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